Phone Comparison - Asus VivoTab RT vs Sony Tablet S 3G vs Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) with S-Pen

general General Info

Manufacturer Asus Sony Samsung
Announced October 2012 August 2011 September 2016
Status Available - November 2012 Available - September 2011 Available - September 2016
Price - - Rs. 26,000 ($390.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black Black Pearl White, Metallic Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 262.5 x 170.9 x 8.3 mm
(10.33 x 6.73 x 0.33 in)
241.2 x 174.3 x 10.1-20.6 mm
(9.5 x 6.86 x 0.4-0.81 in)
254.2 x 155.3 x 8.2 mm
(10.01 x 6.11 x 0.32 in)
Weight 525 g (18.52 oz) 625 g (22.05 oz) 525 g (18.52 oz)
2G Network N/A GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network - HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 18(800), 19(800), 38(2600), 40(2300)
Messaging , Push Mail, EMail, IM , EMail, IM , EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Microsoft Windows RT Android OS, v3.2 (Honeycomb), planned upgrade to v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android OS, v6.0 (Marshmallow)
Processor Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A9, Nvidia Tegra 3 T30 Dual-core 1 GHz Cortex-A9, Nvidia Tegra 2 T20 Octa-core (4x1.6 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.0 GHz Cortex-A53), Exynos 7870
GPU ULP GeForce ULP GeForce Mali-T830 MP2
RAM 2 GB 1 GB 2/3 GB
Internal Memory 32/64 GB storage 16/32 GB storage 16/32 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB SD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)

display Display

Type Super IPS+ LCD capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen PLS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 10.1 inches 9.4 inches 10.1 inches
Resolution 1366 x 768 pixels (155 ppi) 800 x 1280 pixels (161 ppi) 1200 x 1920 pixels (224 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 62.80% 60.62% 75.04%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio No No -
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 5 MP, 2560х1920 pixels 8 MP
Flash LED flash No LED Flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, Touch Focus, Image Stabilization, Geo-tagging, Face And Smile Detection Autofocus, f/1.9, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Panorama
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 720p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 2 MP [Similar] Yes, 0.3 MP [Similar] 2 MP, f/2.2, 1080p video [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS No No Yes
Edge No No Yes
3G - HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v2.1 with A2DP v4.2, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot
USB Yes, USB v2.0, USB Host support Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB On-the-go microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes Yes Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou
Browser HTML5 HTML, Adobe Flash HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 32/64 GB storage, 2 GB RAM 16/32 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 16/32 GB, 2/3 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB SD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)
USB OTG Supported Supported -

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor not present proximity sensor not present proximity sensor not present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC supported NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery Non-removable Li-Ion battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 25 Wh - 7300 mAh
Stand by - Up to 400 h -
Talk Time Up to 9 h - -